Counter-Strike 2 Update
Valve published "Counter-Strike 2 Update" on 28 April 2026 in Community Announcements. The PatinaAI market index's median read 30.56 points in the seven days after against 31.18 before, −2.0 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure. A read is a comparison with a date, not a cause.
[ MAPS ]
Cache
Added Cache to Competitive, Casual, Deathmatch, and Retakes modes.
Dust II
Uncovered Mid Box (Xbox) to reveal a previously hidden jump spot. On purpose this time.
Office
Enabled collision on tarp on boxes used around CT spawn.
Stronghold
Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop ( Update Notes )
Poseidon
Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop ( Update Notes )
[ ANIMGRAPH 2 ]
Minor adjustments to viewmodel animations.
Talon and Karambit knives are now held correctly while defusing.
[ SOUND ]
Minor mix changes and adjustments.
Fixed issue where C4 equip sound was not getting interrupted by other equip sounds.
Removed first-person death sound effect that played in the case of music kit death cue being inaudible.
[ MISC ]
Shader fix for AO while using alpha test causing overly dark and chunky silhouettes, as seen on railings in Mirage.
Fixed a case where it was possible to hold no weapon by requesting a hand switch after throwing a grenade.
Read the post on Steam. Text as Steam's news feed serves it.
No read: the venues' daily prices do not cover the days around this post.
The PatinaAI market index's median over the seven days after the post was 30.56 points against 31.18 over the seven days before: −2.0 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure, the drift this read has to beat. The post's own day is left out. A comparison with a date, not causation.
How to read the number
The read compares the market index's median over the seven UTC days after the post with the seven days before it, the post's own day left out, and needs at least three published days on each side. The same measure taken on every day of the series is the drift a typical week shows; a read inside that drift is the market doing what it was doing. Neither is proof the post moved anything. The composite is on the market report, every basket under the indexes, and every update is on one list.